President: Rajkeswur
Purryag (MLP) [since 21 July 2012] The President is elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term.

Prime Minister:Navin Ramgoolam (MLP) [AS] [since 05 July 2005] The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and responsible to the National Assembly.

National Assembly [unicameral] (70 Seats) 62 members are elected by direct popular
vote in multi-member constituencies (20 three-member constituencies on Mauritius and one
two-member constituency on the island of Rodrigues) using the Block Vote system. In addition, 8 Members are appointed from a list of unsuccessful
candidates under a "best loser" system designed to provide "balanced" ethnic and political representation; members serve 5-year
terms.

*62 deputies were directly elected; 8 were appointed from list of
unsuccessful candidates known as "best losers". Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the "best loser"
appointees were added.

20 December 1976 Legislative Assembly Election

Registered Voters

462,034

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

Invalid/Blank Votes

Not Available

Total Valid Votes

407,526

Party/[Coalition]

Number of Seats 62 (70)*

Independence Party-Mauritian Social Democratic Party [IP-PMSD]

32 (36)

Independence Party (IP)

25 (28)

Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD)

07 (08)

Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)

30 (34)

*62 deputies were directly elected; 8 were appointed from list
of unsuccessful candidates known as "best losers". Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the "best
loser" appointees were added.

11 June 1982Legislative Assembly Election

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

Invalid/Blank Votes

Not Available

Total Valid Votes

483,810

Party/[Coalition]

Number of Seats 62 (66)*

Mauritian Militant Movement-Mauritian Socialist Party [MMM-PSM]

60 (60)

Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)

42 (42)

Mauritian Socialist Party (PSM)

18 (18)

National Alliance Party [PAN]

- (02)

Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD)

- (02)

Organization of the People of Rodrigues (OPR)

02 (02)

*62 deputies were directly elected; 4 were appointed from list of unsuccessful candidates
known as "best losers". Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the "best loser" appointees were added.

*62 deputies were directly elected; 8 were appointed from list
of unsuccessful candidates known as "best losers". Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the "best
loser" appointees were added.

30 August 1987 Legislative Assembly Election

Registered Voters

Not Available

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

Party/Coalition

Number of Seats 62 (70)*

Alliance Coalition

41 (46)

Mauritian Socialist Movement (MSM)

26 (31)

Mauritius Labour Party (MLP)

09 (09)

Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD)

04 (04)

Organization of the People of Rodrigues(OPR)

02 (02)

Union Coalition

21 (24)

Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)

21 (24)

Democratic Labour Movement (MTD)

- (-)

Socialist Workers Front (FTS)

- (-)

*62 deputies were directly elected; 8 were appointed from list
of unsuccessful candidates known as "best losers". Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the "best
loser" appointees were added.

15 September 1991 Legislative Assembly Election

Registered Voters

682,000 (approx.)

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

Invalid/Blank Votes

Not Available

Total Valid Votes

573,419

Party/[Coalition]

Number of Seats 62 (66)*

Mauritian Socialist Movement-Mauritian Militant Movement [MSM-MMM]

59 (59)

Mauritian Socialist Movement (MSM)

29 (29)

Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)

26 (26)

Democratic Labour Movement (MTD)

02 (02)

Organization of the People of Rodrigues(OPR)

02 (02)

Mauritius Labour Party-Mauritian Social-Democratic Party [MLP-PMSD]

03 (07)

*62 deputies were directly elected; 4 were appointed from the list
of unsuccessful candidates under the "best loser" system. Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the
"best loser" appointees were added.

20 December 1995 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

712,513

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

567,810 (79.7%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

8,805

Total Valid Votes

559,005

Party

Number of Seats 62 (66)*

Mauritius Labour Party-Mauritian Militant Movement [MLP-MMM]

60 (60)

Mauritius Labour Party (MLP)

35 (35)

Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)

25 (25)

Organization of the People of Rodrigues(OPR)

02 (02)

Rodrigues Movement (MR)

- (02)

Gaetan Duval Party (PGD)

- (01)

Hizbullah (H)

- (01)

*62 deputies were directly elected; 4 were appointed from the list
of unsuccessful candidates under the "best loser" system. Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the
"best loser" appointees were added.

11 September 2000 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

780,031

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

630,726 (80.9%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

7,263

Total Valid Votes

623,463

Party/[Coalition]

Number of Seats 62 (70)*

Mauritian Militant Movement-Mauritian Socialist Movement [MMM-MSM]

54 (58)

Mauritius Labour Party-Mauritian Party of Xavier Duval [MLP-PMXD]

06 (08)

Organization of the People of Rodrigues(OPR)

02 (02)

Rodrigues Movement (MR)

- (02)

*62 deputies were directly elected; 8 were appointed from the list
of unsuccessful candidates under the "best loser" system. Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the
"best loser" appointees were added.

03 July 2005 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

817,305

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

666,301 (81.5%)

Party/[Coalition]

Number of Seats 62 (70)*

Social Alliance [AS]

38 (42)

Mauritian Militant Movement-Mauritian Socialist Movement [MMM-MSM]

22 (24)

Organization of the People of Rodrigues(OPR)

02 (02)

Rodrigues Movement (MR)

- (02)

*62 deputies were directly elected; 8 were appointed from the list
of unsuccessful candidates under the "best loser" system. Figures in parenthesis reflect the distribution of seats after the
"best loser" appointees were added.